Queer Cultural Archives

Preserving our History: Permanently

The last 70 years has seen the greatest expansion of LGBTQIA+ human rights in recorded history.

Time is running out to record firsthand accounts

  • Queer history needs to be preserved and passed to future generations.

  • LGBTQIA+ history is manipulated and misrepresented by government, media, and those that seek to undermine the human rights movement.

  • Stories from historically peripheral communities are often silenced, diluted, and rewritten.

There is a Problem

We Will Find Solutions

Queer history demonstrates how to develop systems of

safety, dignity, and equity.

LGBTQIA+ contributions to culture and society must be recorded and recognized.

  • The Queer Cultural Archives will curate stories and digital artifacts from pivotal moments in LGBTQIA+ history from existing archives and directly from those who lived them.

  • Current and future generations will be empowered by viewing our history through the lens of those who led movements, experienced meteoric progress, and those left behind. 

  • Curation and cataloging will be done in partnership with the myriad of existing organizations.

  • We will archive a holistic record that cannot be redacted or rewritten over time. Technically, this can be accomplished by leveraging cutting edge data technology.

Q-Cultural Archives

The archives will provide a basis for…

  • Research, analysis, and reports 

  • Live exhibitions and immersive experiences 

  • Handbooks detailing best practices for increasing equity in marginalized communities

  • This program has launched it’s funding campaign.

  • Patron Donors that want to target their donations to this campaign may contact us at the bottom of this page.

  • Please contact us to discuss coalition partnerships and underwriting opportunities.

  • We encourage all other donors to donate to our existing programming.

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